| First Name |
Tijs
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| Middle Name |
Michiel
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| Last Name |
Verwest
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| Full Name at Birth |
Tijs Michiel Verwest
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| Alternative Name |
Tiësto, Allure (until 2011), Steve Forte Rio, Da Joker, DJ Limited, DJ Tiësto, Drumfire, Handover Circuit, Boys Will Be Boys, Passenger, Roze, Stray Dog, Tom Ace, Tst, Wild Bunch., Wild Bunch, Allure, Tijs Michiel Verwest, Tiësto, Tiësto, Allure; VER:WEST, VER:WEST, Glycerine
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| Birthday |
17th January, 1969
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| Birthplace |
Breda, North Brabant, Netherlands
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| Height |
6' 2" (188 cm)
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| Build |
Athletic
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| Eye Color |
Brown - Dark
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| Hair Color |
Brown - Dark
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| Zodiac Sign |
Capricorn
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| Sexuality |
Straight
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| Ethnicity |
White
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| Nationality |
Dutch
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| Occupation Text |
Musician, DJ, Record Producer
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| Occupation |
Music Producer
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| Claim to Fame |
DJ Tiësto
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| Music Genre (Text) |
Trance, Big Room, Commercial Dance, Edm, Progressive House, Big room house, future house, electro house, deep house, Dance-pop, Bass house, tropical house, future bounce, progressive trance, hardcore techno, slap house
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| Year(s) Active |
1994–present, 1994–present
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| Instrument (text) |
Digital audio workstation, keyboard, synthesiser
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| Record Label |
Noculan, Basic Beat, Lightning, XSV Music, Black Hole, Ultra, Musical Freedom, Spinnin Records, Magik Muzik, Spinnin' Records, PM:AM Recordings, AFTR:HRS, Black Hole Recordings, Spinnin', PM:AM, Universal, PIAS, Nettwerk, Bonzai Jumps, Atlantic
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| Associated Acts |
Gouryella, Kamaya Painters, Showtek, MOTi, Dzeko & Torres, The Disco Fries, twoloud, Firebeatz, Calvin Harris, Diplo, Alvaro, Armin van Buuren, Ferry Corsten, Avicii, Hardwell, Krewella, KSHMR, Martin Garrix, BT, Ummet Ozcan, Steve Aoki, DallasK, John Christian, Oliver Heldens, Mabel, SWACQ
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| Official Websites |
www.tiesto.com/, www.myspace.com/tiesto, www.facebook.com/tiesto, www.ilike.com/artist/Ti%C3%ABsto, www.youtube.com/tiesto, http://www.tiesto.com/, http://www.tiesto.com, http://tiesto.com
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Tijs Michiel Verwest (born 17 January 1969), known professionally as Tiësto (tee-EST-oh), is a Dutch DJ and record producer. He was voted "The Greatest DJ of All Time" by Mix magazine in a 2010/2011 poll amongst fans. In 2013, he was voted by DJ Mag readers as the "best DJ of the last 20 years". He is also regarded as the "Godfather of EDM" by many sources.
